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Death sentence to three Islamist members in Tunisia

Death sentence to three Islamist members in Tunisia

Tunisia

Three Tunisians from the Islamist group have been sentenced to death following the murder of a young unarmed policeman, as he returned home.

They were convicted for cutting the throat of the 23 year-old policeman in El-Fahs, about 60 kilometres southwest of Tunis.

Aged 21 to 26, the three were given prison sentences of between 10 and 22 years for belonging to a terrorist group and incitement to commit terrorist crimes.

The murder has led to the interior ministry in the country to allow police officers to keep their weapons after work.

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